584　rest和the rest

① rest作“休息，睡”解时，可作名词或动词。

They took a rest every two hours. 他们每两个小时休息一次。

He didn't get enough rest last night. 他昨晚睡眠不足。

She couldn't rest when there is noise all around her. 周围都是喧闹声，她睡不着。

② the rest意为“其余，剩余部分”，相当于what is left，the ones that still remain。the rest可用作主语或宾语。

He spent some of the money and sent the rest to his mother. 那些钱他花了一些，剩余的寄给了母亲。

These books are mine and the rest are hers. 这些书是我的，余下的是她的。

提示

the rest作主语时，谓语动词的单复数要根据其所指代的名词而定。

The rest of the pens are blue. 其余的钢笔是蓝色的。

The rest of the money is in the box. 剩余的钱在盒子里。

A few of the books are written in English，and the rest are written in Chinese. 这些书中有几本是用英语写的，其余的是用中文写的。

Some students stay at school，the rest （of the students）have gone to the countryside. 一些学生待在学校里，其余的学生去农村了。

I can only drink one glass of wine and the rest is yours. 我只能喝一杯酒，余下的是你的。

提示

half of，most of，two-thirds，some of等加名词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数也都有这种区别。